Jack Roberts

A friend of mine – a fellow trucking journalist I’m sure some of you know – has been looking for an old cabover tractor to restore for some time now. Not long ago, he reminded us of his never-ending search on Facebook. And I made a note to myself to keep an eye out
A couple of weeks ago, I took a day off and drove out of town to the state rifle range to sight ...

Winter is hard on trucks and drivers alike. That thought occurred to me today as I was reading over a study released by Webasto showing that pre-heating diesel engines in cold climates has dramatic performance benefits in terms of reduced emissions and diesel particulate performance.According to the study, Webasto contracted with an independent emissions testing Lab to see what the the effects of a Webasto coolant heater have on the emissions performance of a diesel ...

Executive Editor Jack Roberts checks in with stories of interest to truckers nationwide, including a new bill to drug test drivers, a healthcare update and a dangerous Cannonball Run.
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Are we about to pass the 10-mile-per-gallon threshold in long-haul trucking? Owner-operator Henry Albert certainly thinks so. He regularly pushes the envelope in his 2012 Freightliner Cascadia Evolution.

In this Halloween edition of Five From Overdrive, executive editor Jack Roberts reports on what could be a huge HOS development, legal action on the Pilot Flying J front and explains why there's a pink Mack on the highway.

On our Five From Overdrive podcast today, Executive Editor Jack Roberts talks to truckers about fleets experimenting with dashboard cameras, notes a Facebook push to honor fallen truckers and offers hope for drivers who'd like to tell their CPAP machines to take a hike.

Overdrive and CCJ executive editor gives you a heads-up as to what's happening in trucking today: from a flawed drug study from Brazil, to seriously good news for Navistar and a happy new Harley owner in New Jersey.
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The one question I get asked more than any other as a truck journalist is some variation on, “Which truck is your favorite?”
And it’s not just drivers, fleet managers or industry figures who want to know: My parents, my cousins, my friends have all asked me at one time or another which truck is my favorite.
Of course, as a journalist, I’m supposed to be impartial. And I try to be. Later this week, I’ll be ...

Jack Roberts

Jack Roberts is executive editor for CCJ and equipment editor for its sister magazine Overdrive. Roberts joined Randall-Reilly in 1995 as associate editor of Equipment World magazine and began covering both heavy-duty and light trucks in 1996. In 2006 he was the founding editor of Total Landscape Care before joining CCJ's staff in 2008.